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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following activities do Sundiata's ancestors excel at?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Weaving.
(d) Farming.

2. From whom do Sundiata's ancestors seek advise at the opening of the story?
(a) Buddha.
(b) God.
(c) Krishna.
(d) Allah.

3. What does Dankaran take away from Sundiata, sending him into a fury?
(a) His garden.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His griot.

4. Who is named heir to the throne once the king dies?
(a) Manding Bory.
(b) Djeli Mamoudou Kouyate.
(c) Dankaran.
(d) Sundiata.

5. What is the weather like when Sogolon first goes into labor?
(a) It is snowing.
(b) It is raining.
(c) It is hailing.
(d) It is sunny.

6. How does the king feel when Manding Bory is born?
(a) He is apathetic.
(b) He is frustrated.
(c) He is excited.
(d) He is confused.

7. Which character is forced into Kanty's employment?
(a) Fassyky.
(b) Sundiata.
(c) Manding Bory.
(d) Dankaran.

8. What does the king give to his subjects in celebration for the birth of the new child?
(a) Cigars.
(b) Food.
(c) Wine.
(d) Ammunition.

9. Who is Maghan Kon Fatta?
(a) Sundiata's grandfather.
(b) Sundiata's son.
(c) Sundiata's father.
(d) Sundiata's brother.

10. Which of the following countries is under Kanty's rule?
(a) Mauritania.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Ghana.
(d) Somalia.

11. What does Sogolon beg to borrow from Sassouma?
(a) A berry.
(b) An egg.
(c) A leaf.
(d) A branch.

12. How is Kanty related to Fakoli?
(a) Fakoli is his brother.
(b) Fakoli is his nephew.
(c) Fakoli is his father.
(d) Fakoli is his son.

13. Why is Sassouma jealous of Sogolon?
(a) Because the villagers love her.
(b) Because she is pregnant with the king's child.
(c) Because she comes from a wealthier family.
(d) Because she is more beautiful.

14. Which of the following is NOT something that Fassyky discovers in Kanty's sorcery chamber?
(a) Musical instruments.
(b) Human remains.
(c) Strange animals.
(d) Sacks of gold coins.

15. How does Dankaran feel when Sundiata swears to return from exile?
(a) He is angered.
(b) He is apathetic.
(c) He is terrified.
(d) He is amused.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the king react to the news that Sogolon has given birth to an ugly daughter?

2. How does the room respond when Fassyky plays Kanty's magical musical instrument?

3. In which African country does this story take place?

4. Who first spreads the gossip that Sundiata has sworn to stand up and walk?

5. What does Sundiata discover about Mansa Konkon, the king of Djedeba?

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